Published on June 26, 2023 AHMEDABAD: The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) results, which were out in 2022, had indicated that the state had 39.7% underweight children under five years of age, the second highest, whereas in stunting (less height compared to age) and wasting (less weight compared to age), the state ranked fourth and … Continue reading Malnourishment in Gujarat: Urban districts fared worse than tribal
Education institutes to change assessment patterns
Published on June 7, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Recently, the education department in Gujarat and CBSE at national level decided to scrap the annual exams of the students, and instead working on a formula to assess the students’ academic prowess. But the premier educational institutes in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are grappling with the issue for the past … Continue reading Education institutes to change assessment patterns
NCDC branch in Gujarat soon?
Published on March 21, 2021 AHMEDABAD: In a letter to the principal secretary (health and family welfare) Gujarat in January, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) had sought the state government’s response to a proposed branch of the Nation Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Gujarat. To put the … Continue reading NCDC branch in Gujarat soon?
‘Infodemic’ over the pandemic!
Published on March 8, 2021 Ahmedabad: In the beginning of the pandemic, Covid-19 patients were literally ostracized as it was not clear how the infection could spread. The early phase of pandemic also saw specific groups targeted as potential ‘super spreaders.’ A slew of medicines – both conventional and non-conventional – flooded the market and … Continue reading ‘Infodemic’ over the pandemic!
Doctors develop shield for health workers
Published on April 24, 2020 Ahmedabad: World over, the doctors and paramedical staff treating Covid-19 patients are getting infected with the virus. Primary reason for the phenomenon is proximity of the anaesthetists and surgeons to the patients’ head and neck area where viral load and presence of aerosols is more.A team of Dr Atul Gaur, … Continue reading Doctors develop shield for health workers
‘Malnutrition contributing to child deaths in Gujarat’
Published on January 6, 2020 AHMEDABAD: With the clamour on child deaths across the state in tertiary healthcare facilities in December, the experts have pointed at malnutrition as a major cause for the phenomenon. The Food and Nutrition Security Analysis for 2019 had put Gujarat along with Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for … Continue reading ‘Malnutrition contributing to child deaths in Gujarat’
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